Gift Cards Take Center Stage This Christmas: Australian Shoppers to Spend Nearly Half of Gift Budget on Flexible Presents PR Newswire MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 9, 2024 MELBOURNE, Australia , Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- According to new research [1] from global branded payment provider, Blackhawk Network (BHN), Aussie consumers plan to allocate nearly half (44%) of their total gift spend on gift cards, up from 40% last year. BHN found that Australians plan to spend an average of AUD$707 on...